Big picture In an ideal, and somewhat fairer cricketing world, series like this would take place more often. An established Full Member would play a more recently anointed one every few years, not just before a World Cup and not only to fill in a gap between series and it’d be a standalone, big-deal event. Almost like the tour South Africa had of Ireland last year, where they played three…
India and Pakistan will play each other for the first time since the 2021 T20 World Cup when they face off in the Asia Cup on August 28 in Dubai, a day after the tournament begins with Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan. The fixtures of the 2022 Asia Cup, which will be played in the T20 format, were announced on Tuesday. India, Pakistan and the team that wins the qualifying…
Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat vs Bangladesh Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine decided to bat after winning his third consecutive toss against Bangladesh in Harare. Bangladesh made three changes: Mahmudullah predictably came in for Nurul Hasan, while Shoriful Islam and Munim Shahriar were replaced by Nasum Ahmed and debutant Parvez Hossain Emon. For the hosts, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava and Tanaka Chivanga made way for fast bowlers Victor Nyauchi and Brad…
Ashleigh Gardner, the Australia allrounder, was one of the biggest gainers, moving in all three T20I lists. Her match-winning 52 not out in the opening game against India propelled her five places to 11th on the batters’ list. She then shone with the ball against Barbados, returning 2 for 6 in a crushing nine-wicket win that saw her jump from 45th to 26th on the bowlers’ list. Gardner also moved…
साउथ अफ़्रीकी तेज़ गेंदबाज़ की बाएं टखने में चोट है और उनकी टीम इंग्लैंड के विरुद्ध टेस्ट सीरीज़ के लिए उन्हें आराम देना चाहते हैं Source: ESPN Crickinfo
England’s first tour of Pakistan in 17 years will begin on September 20, as the men’s team play seven T20Is in Karachi (the first four) and Lahore (the last three). The last game is on October 2 before England then travel to Australia for the men’s T20 World Cup. They are scheduled to return to Pakistan for a series of three Tests in December – their first Tests in Pakistan…
Kagiso Rabada, South Africa’s pace frontman, has been ruled out of the two-T20I series against Ireland, to be played in Bristol in August, “following a review of his left medial ankle injury by the Proteas medical team”. “He [Rabada] will continue medical management and rehabilitation and his progress will be closely monitored in preparation for the upcoming three-match Test series against England later this month,” a CSA media statement said….
Former Queensland and Australia allrounder Phil Carlson has passed away after a long illness at the age of 70. Carlson played two Tests and four ODIs for Australia, all against England, in the summer of 1978-79 during the height of the World Series Cricket schism. He was called into the debut for the final two Tests of a six-match series, in which Australia lost 5-1 due to the absence of…
Former New Zealand fast bowler Heath Davis has come out as gay. He is the first male international cricketer from his country to do so. In a documentary series for The Spinoff called “Scratched: Aotearoa’s Lost Sporting Legends”, Davis opened up about his sexuality and the “lonely” experience of living separate lives on and off the field until he moved from Wellington to Auckland. “The first tour to England [in…
The start of the third T20I between West Indies and India in St Kitts on Tuesday has been pushed back by 90 minutes. Instead of 10.30am, the match will now begin at 12pm, with the toss to take place at 11.30am. The match timings have been revised to give the players extra time to recover after the second T20I on Monday began three hours behind schedule due to a delay…